BassAdder60

Just added this to my rig in front of my ABM600 Curious to what settings people are using for a slight overdrive tone ? I tried mine like this in “ Clean” switch position Also trying not to push the amp input too much hence Level control is down giving nearly unity volume on or off

Finger style player who went over to using a pick for a few months Fingers give me the sound as fuller with more depth to each note but I’m still liking using a pick for a lot of songs for the fast attack and punch clarity

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Mostly I’ve never used pedals but I’ve recently added a TU3 tuner that comes after my G30 Relay wireless RX after that the TC Spark Booster I play passive basses and having the TC SB it’s like having an extra preamp so I can get some EQ tweaks and light drive to flavour things a bit I can’t see me adding anything else as I deliberately purchased the Boss BCB30X board so I can only have 3 items which I now have .. simple but works well

The EQ sliders on the ABM amps are very sensitive and offer a huge boost or cut. It’s easy to get carried away but I often find the Flat EQ is a good place to start and flavour from there. Try to avoid the Shape Out option because as soon as you hear that it’s hard to get that deep full sound out of your head. Makes Flat sound .. very flat !!

Yep that 340HZ slider is key to a good tone on the amp I even asked Ashdown if in their opinion it was better to run SHAPE out and feed in more mids in particular boosting 340HZ or .. my preferred way SHAPE in .. and pull the 340HZ down a fair bit Ashdown agree it’s personal taste but less power is being pulled when SHAPE is in as it’s not trying to boost a ton of low end

I’m using mine ( PBass with pick ) as image ( shape pushed in and trick is drop the 340hz slider to remove honk ) Dont use compressor as it drops volume slightly and smothers tone a bit

Every time I see someone selling a bass secondhand it always seems mostly to be a Jazz bass !! Where have all the reasonably priced PBass guitars gone !!

Yes of course and welcome 👍

What songs have they got you playing ? Good luck with the audition

No pre amp for me but I’m about to add the TC Spark Booster to the front end 👍

Not madness if gigging the O2 !!

I agree the ABM600 has a quality about it. Im now using the 4 way footswitch with mine to add a touch of drive when needed and turn the compressor on and off Waiting on my Roqsolid amp cover to arrive

Now I’m a convert to all that is ABM I thought I should start a posting topic for all owners of Ashdown ABM series amps and cabs I’m learning quickly that the ABM600 head is a true workhorse gigging kind of amp with a lot of sounds waiting to be tweaked out. ABM cabs I’ve only used the Pro Neo Cabs ( sealed ) but I’m very pleased with the sound / weight

TC Spark Booster and kick it on during solos etc

Ashdown will sort it … great service

Yep it’s nice to have just in case When I wanted one earlier this year there were no stocks anywhere

Yep I didn’t use it either, new this year thinking I may need it but never did However the FS-4 on the ABM I use for compression and drive

Yes it’s the RM amp footswitch for drive and Sub

Anyone looking for one of these ? I no longer need this with my ABM as it uses a different footswitch

I think you will be ok,if you have a “hot output bass” just flick the pad switch on. Works well this amp and although mine is a backup amp to my ABM600 I think the LBT is a really nice amp The compressor on it seems to add a bit of grit to the tone if you run it past noon etc Simple but useable EQ Very loud too

As the OP of this topic I find myself feeling somewhat guilty as I’ve just sold my new RM800 EVO II head With the ABM600 I didn’t see the need of keeping it ( both excellent amps ) and I still have my Orange LBT as a backup amp which I nearly sold too ! Seems a waste to have a new amp head doing very little so I may still let the LBT go but get an old A/B head as back up

+1 this ^… also the lower cost RM cabs as they do 112,115 and 210 cabs

Yep +1 this ^

Boss have introduced new versions of the old BCB pedal cases I’ve ordered the BCB30X for £36 delivered for my new TU3 tuner and my G30 Relay receiver Not as sexy as Pedaltrain but a simple low cost case / board for up to three pedals in the version I’m going for